[detaro]

>A 5-year-old PC is probably not running a recent version of Windows,

Windows 7 came out 7 years ago, is still reasonably supported, and you get a free upgrade to Windows 10 for it.

> And if a person wants a new computer but can't afford it, that is sad too.

And an iPad Pro for 600$-1200$ is very likely not the answer for them.

I agree, it's a lot of talk about a single stupid statement, but I think it is a really stupid statement, on multiple levels.